[Wylug-discuss] paper recycling

[Shaun Laughey]

Nigel Cemm wrote:

>Hello,
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>Sorry for the (very) off topic item ...
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>>Saying that, Leeds do now have a recycling scheme that collects waste
>>paper, card, cans and plastic bottles from those residential
>>properties they have provided a green wheelie bin to. Whether it is
>>anything but an attempt to be seen to be doing something is debatable
>>- after all it is still unsorted and dirty waste of debatable
>>commercial value.
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>I recall a item broadcast last year in the regional slot by the Beeb
>(I forget the actual program name). It went into some detail
>regarding the "recycling collection" being run by Leeds City Council
>at the time.
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>In essence, a Sheffield based company collected the items from the
>green wheelie bins, containerised it ... then shipped it to Indonesia
>for landfill!
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>The reporter attempted to extract an explanation from the city
>council and the recycling company and, as I recall, the concensus was
>that it had to be sent to landfill because nobody could make any
>money from it.
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>There was no explanation forthcoming regarding the need to make money
>from recycling, (are we simply unable to pay for materials to be
>recycled?), and why the need to ship the material to the other side
>of the globe.
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>It was somewhat depressing to be presented with the images of
>landfill sites in Indonesia full of supermarket bags from West Yorks.
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>Does anyone have an update on the current situation?
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>---
>nigel.
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Well thanks for the heads up on that. I will add it to my list of things
to ask Leeds Waste tomorrow.

Hope to see you all at the next meeting where I will introduce myself
properly.

Shaun Laughey,
'ippy programmer.